In the morning,i had this doubt, wouldn't all souls get liberation one fine day,may be today,tomirrow,day after tomorrow,asankhyqt kaal Or anant kaal,but everyone would attain liberation one fine day right? I asjed this question to my mom,she told me ever
You are touching a very deep Jain concept, so I’ll go step by step in simple language.
1. Do all souls get moksha one day?
According to Jain Darshan:
- Souls are of two types:
So:
- Not all souls attain moksha.
- Only bhavya souls will ever become siddha.
- Abhavya souls wander in samsar forever.
This is a very hard truth of the doctrine, but it is clearly stated in texts like Tattvārtha Sūtra.
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2. What is abhavya jiva?
In very simple words:
- Abhavya = “incapable”.
- Abhavya jiva = a soul whose inner capacity for moksha (bhavyatva) is absent.
- Its mithyātva (wrong belief) and mohanīya karma (deluding karma) are so intense that:
Important point:
- An abhavya jiva can do puja, charity, tap, etc.
- It can take birth as human, deva, etc.
- But it will never reach real right faith + right knowledge + right conduct together, so moksha does not happen.
Who really knows who is abhavya? Only a Kevali Bhagwan (omniscient) can know this. Ordinary people, acharyas, parents, no one else can be sure. ( jainknowledge.com)
So your mother told you the concept correctly; but whether a specific soul is abhavya or bhavya is not in our knowledge.
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3. Then what is bhavya jiva?
- Bhavya = capable, fit.
- Bhavya jiva = a soul which has the capacity to:
Almost all the souls we read about in Jain stories – shravaks, sadhus, devas who progress – are bhavya.
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4. Your inner question: “Main bhi bhavya hoon na? Main bhi kabhi na kabhi moksh jaunga na?”
This is actually very beautiful and very important.
a) What does it mean that you got this question?
In Jain viewpoint, just to seriously think like this:
- “Am I bhavya?”
- “Will I ever go to moksha?”
- “What should I do to get moksha?”
…already shows:
- You have some spiritual awakening.
- You have interest in moksha, shraddha in Jain tattva and in fear of endless samsar.
- This kind of chinta (deep concern) is a sign of bhavyatva, not abhavyatva.
Why?
Because:
- Abhavya jiva never develops true longing for liberation and never moves towards right faith.
- A soul that questions, seeks, and wishes for moksha, listens to Dharma, respects Jina – this is the behaviour of a bhavya jiva. ( jainknowledge.com)
So your very restlessness about moksha is a positive sign, not a negative one.
b) From the practical Jain stand-point
All acharyas say in essence:
- Do not sit and worry, “What if I am abhavya?”
- Instead, assume you are bhavya and use this rare human birth fully.
Because:
- If you are bhavya and you waste time in doubt and laziness, you lose a big chance.
- If you were abhavya (which we can’t know), worrying also doesn’t help. The only sensible path is to live like a bhavya: reduce passions, increase samyaktva tendencies, follow Dharma. ( jainknowledge.com)
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5. “Will I definitely get moksha one day?”
Here we have to be very honest according to Jain Darshan:
- As a bhavya soul, moksha is possible for you.
Jainism clearly holds that bhavya jivas can become siddha by destroying all karmas.
- But “definitely” depends on your own efforts over infinite time:
- How strongly you develop right faith, - How much you reduce anger, pride, deceit, greed, - How sincerely you practice ahimsa, aparigraha, vrat, pratikraman, - How you use opportunities like human birth, good sangh, satsang, scriptures.
- Jainism never says “automatically, after some fixed time, everyone gets moksha anyway.”
- There is no guarantee simply by the passage of time. - Samsar can continue eternally for a careless bhavya jiva also. - Moksha is a possibility, not a compulsion, even for bhavya.
So, in simple words:
- If you are bhavya + you put in real spiritual effort across births → moksha will surely happen.
- If you delay, remain attached, keep strong passions, you yourself push moksha away.
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6. How to use your question in a right way
Your question itself is a very precious “alarm clock” from within.
You can respond to it like this:
- Strengthen the feeling:
“Main moksha chahta/chahti hoon. Main anant janmon ke dukh nahi chahta/chahti.”
- Turn it into action:
- Try to listen to Jain discourses regularly. - Do daily samayik or at least few minutes of shant dhyan. - Practice forgiveness and watch your anger, pride, deceit, greed. - Do pratikraman, even small, and confess mistakes. - Respect Tirthankar, Acharya, Upadhyay, Sadhu-Sadhvi, Shastra.
These are the clear signs of a bhavya jiva walking towards moksha.
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7. About “Abhavi jiva – never moksh” and your fear
To summarize in very simple, comforting but truthful Jain language:
- Yes, Jain Darshan accepts a class of souls called abhavya jiva, who will never get moksha.
- But:
Use this doubt as fuel:
- “If I’m worrying so much about moksha, let me live in such a way that even if anyone sees me, they will say: ‘This soul is surely bhavya; it is moving towards moksha.’”
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If you wish to read more in similar simple language, you can see discussions on bhavya–abhavya and moksha here: You can read more here and here .